2 Krønikebok 30

1 Så sendte Esekias bud omkring til hele Israel og Juda og skrev også brev til Efra'im og Manasse at de skulde komme til Herrens hus i Jerusalem og holde påske for Herren, Israels Gud.

Also, Hezekiah sent to all of Israel and Judah. And he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, so that they would come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and so that they would keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Og kongen og hans høvdinger og hele menigheten i Jerusalem holdt råd om å holde påske i den annen måned;

Therefore, having taken counsel, the king and the rulers, and the entire assembly of Jerusalem, resolved that they would keep the Passover, in the second month.

3 for de kunde ikke holde den med det samme, fordi det ennu ikke var prester nok som hadde helliget sig, og folket ikke var samlet i Jerusalem.

For they had not been able to keep it at its proper time. For the priests, who were unable to suffice, had not been sanctified. And the people had not yet been gathered together in Jerusalem.

4 Det syntes kongen og hele menigheten var rett.

And the word was pleasing to the king, and to the entire multitude.

5 De vedtok derfor å la utrope i hele Israel, fra Be'erseba like til Dan, at folk skulde komme og holde påske for Herren, Israels Gud, i Jerusalem; for de hadde ikke holdt den i samlet mengde, således som foreskrevet er.

And they resolved that they would send messengers to all of Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, so that they might come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem. For many had not kept it, just as it was prescribed by the law.

6 Så tok da ilbudene avsted med brevene fra kongen og hans høvdinger og drog omkring i hele Israel og Juda, således som kongen hadde befalt, og sa: I Israels barn! Vend om til Herren, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, så han kan vende sig til den levning av eder som har sloppet unda assyrerkongenes hånd;

And carriers traveled with the letters, by order of the king and his rulers, to all of Israel and Judah, proclaiming, in accord with what the king had ordered: “O sons of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel. And he will return to the remnant who escaped from the hand of the king of the Assyrians.

7 vær ikke som eders fedre og eders brødre, som bar sig troløst at mot Herren, sine fedres Gud, så han overgav dem til ødeleggelse, således som I selv ser.

Do not choose to be like your fathers and brothers, who withdrew from the Lord, the God of their fathers. And so he delivered them over to destruction, as you yourselves discern.

8 Vær nu ikke hårdnakkede som eders fedre! Gi Herren hånden og kom til hans helligdom, som han har helliget for alle tider, og tjen Herren eders Gud, så hans brennende vrede må vende sig bort fra eder.

Do not choose to harden your necks, as your fathers did. Surrender to the hands of the Lord. And go to his Sanctuary, which he has sanctified unto eternity. Serve the Lord, the God of your fathers, and the fury of his wrath will be turned away from you.

9 For når I vender om til Herren, da skal eders brødre og eders sønner finne barmhjertighet hos dem som holder dem fangne, og komme tilbake til dette land; for Herren eders Gud er nådig og barmhjertig; han vil ikke vende sitt åsyn bort fra eder, dersom I vender om til ham.

For if you will return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will find mercy before their masters, who led them away as captives, and they will be returned to this land. For the Lord your God is compassionate and lenient, and he will not avert his face from you, if you will return to him.”

10 Ilbudene drog omkring fra by til by i Efra'ims og Manasses land og like til Sebulon; men folk bare lo av dem og spottet dem.

And so, the carriers were traveling quickly from city to city, throughout the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, though they were ridiculing and mocking them.

11 Det var bare nogen få i Aser og Manasse og Sebulon som ydmyket sig og kom til Jerusalem.

Even so, certain men from Asher, and from Manasseh, and from Zebulun, acquiescing to this counsel, went to Jerusalem.

12 Også i Juda rådet Guds hånd, så han gav dem et samdrektig sinn til å gjøre det som kongen og høvdingene hadde befalt efter Herrens ord.

Truly, the hand of God was working in Judah, to give them one heart, so that they would accomplish the word of the Lord, according to the precept of the king and of the rulers.

13 Således samlet det sig en mengde folk i Jerusalem for å holde de usyrede brøds høitid i den annen måned - det blev en meget stor forsamling.

And many people gathered together in Jerusalem, so that they could keep the solemnity of unleavened bread, in the second month.

14 Først fikk de bort de alter som fantes i Jerusalem; også alle røkelsekarene tok de bort og kastet dem i Kidron-bekken.

And rising up, they destroyed the altars which were in Jerusalem, and all the things in which incense was burned to idols. Overturning these things, they cast them into the torrent Kidron.

15 Så slaktet de påskelammet på den fjortende dag i den annen måned, og prestene og levittene blev skamfulle og helliget sig og førte frem brennoffere til Herrens hus;

Then they immolated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. Also, the priests and Levites, at length having been sanctified, offered the holocausts in the house of the Lord.

16 de stilte sig på sin plass, som det var dem foreskrevet, efter den Guds mann Moses' lov; og prestene sprengte blodet, som levittene rakte dem.

And they stood in their order, according to the disposition and law of Moses, the man of God. Yet truly, the priests took up the blood, which was to be poured out, from the hands of the Levites,

17 For det var mange i forsamlingen som ikke hadde helliget sig, og derfor utførte levittene slaktningen av påskelammene for alle dem som ikke var rene, så de kunde hellige dem for Herren.

because a great number were not sanctified. And therefore, the Levites immolated the Passover for those who had not been sanctified to the Lord in time.

18 For en mengde av folket, mange fra Efra'im og Manasse, Issakar og Sebulon, hadde ikke renset sig, men åt påskelammet uten å iaktta det som var foreskrevet; men Esekias bad for dem og sa: Herren, som er god, vil tilgi

And now a great portion of the people from Ephraim, and Manasseh, and Issachar, and Zebulun, who had not been sanctified, ate the Passover, which is not in accord with what was written. And Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “The good Lord will be forgiving

19 hver den som har vendt sig av alt sitt hjerte til å søke Gud Herren, sine fedres Gud, om han enn ikke er ren således som helligdommen krever det!

to all who, with their whole heart, seek the Lord, the God of their fathers. And he will not impute it to them, though they have not been sanctified.”

20 Og Herren bønnhørte Esekias og helbredet folket.

And the Lord heeded him, and was reconciled to the people.

21 Således holdt de av Israels barn som var til stede i Jerusalem, de usyrede brøds høitid i syv dager med stor glede; og prestene og levittene lovet Herren dag for dag med instrumenter som priste Herrens makt.

And the sons of Israel who were found at Jerusalem kept the solemnity of unleavened bread for seven days with great rejoicing, praising the Lord throughout each day, with the Levites and the priests, accompanied by the musical instruments corresponding to their office.

22 Og Esekias talte vennlig til alle de levitter som hadde vist sig særlig dyktige i Herrens tjeneste; og de åt høitidsofferet i syv dager og ofret takkoffere og lovet Herren, sine fedres Gud.

And Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites, who had a good understanding concerning the Lord. And they ate during the seven days of the solemnity, immolating victims of peace offerings, and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.

23 Og hele menigheten kom overens om å holde høitid ennu syv dager; og så holdt de høitid med glede i syv dager til.

And it pleased the entire multitude that they should celebrate, even for another seven days. And they did this with enormous gladness.

24 For Esekias, Judas konge, gav menigheten tusen okser og syv tusen stykker småfe, og høvdingene gav menigheten tusen okser og ti tusen stykker småfe; og mange prester helliget sig.

For Hezekiah, the king of Judah, had offered to the multitude one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep. Truly, the rulers had given the people one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. Then a great multitude of priests was sanctified.

25 Og hele Judas menighet gledet sig, og prestene og levittene og alle de som var kommet sammen fra Israel, og de fremmede som var kommet fra Israels land eller bodde i Juda.

And the whole multitude of Judah, as much the priests and Levites as the entire crowd that had arrived from Israel, and also the converts from the land of Israel, and those with a habitation in Judah, was overflowing with cheerfulness.

26 Det var stor glede i Jerusalem; for siden Israels konge Salomos, Davids sønns dager hadde det ikke hendt noget sådant i Jerusalem.

And there was a great celebration in Jerusalem, to such an extent as had not been in that city since the days of Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel.

27 Og de levittiske prester stod op og velsignet folket, og deres røst blev hørt, og deres bønn nådde til himmelen, hans hellige bolig.

Then the priests and Levites rose up and blessed the people. And their voice was heeded. And their prayer reached the holy habitation of heaven.